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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

Benny Gantz

Then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, with then-Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 18, 2022. (Olivier Fitousi/Flash90)
April 17, 2025, 3:18 pm
Bennett, Lapid blast Netanyahu after reports strike on Iran was scuttled
Opposition leader says he suggested hitting Iran last October, but PM ‘was afraid’ and blocked the proposal; Bennett says it is the ‘Netanyahu doctrine’ to make empty threats
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security service, attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court for testimony in the corruption trial against him, April 9, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90); Journalist Amit Segal at a Conference of the "Besheva" group in Jerusalem, on February 24, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir during a display of weapons seized during police operations, in Beit Shemesh, April 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 15, 2025, 3:30 pm
Shin Bet official detained for classified intel leak; coalition fumes over ‘deep state’ probe
‘Aleph’ suspected of leaking info on probe into Kahanism in police force under Ben Gvir; his lawyer says he shared Oct. 7-related material; PM shares post claiming Bar, Baharav-Miara turned agency into ‘militia’
By ToI Staff
Anti-High Court protesters wear masks of Chief Justice Isaam Amit as he and two other judges hear petitions against the ouster of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, in Jerusalem, April 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
April 9, 2025, 1:42 am
Netanyahu’s office says High Court ruling on Bar ‘puzzling,’ amid calls to ignore it
Statement does not clarify whether PM will comply with court’s order that Shin Bet chief remain in his post for now, as ministers condemn ruling as ‘illegal’ and undemocratic
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Naftali Bennett attends a commemoration ceremony for a slain Israeli soldier at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, December 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 9:48 pm
Former PM Naftali Bennett registers new political party ahead of 2026 elections
Recent polls show new party beating out Netanyahu’s Likud if elections were held today, though source close to Bennett says move does not constitute an official announcement
By Sam Sokol
Portrait of former naval chief Vice Adm. (res.) Eli Sharvit at his home in central Israel, January 19, 2024. (Israel Hadari/Flash90)
March 31, 2025, 1:58 pm
Tapping of ex-navy chief to lead Shin Bet draws mixed reactions on both sides of aisle
Heritage minister says Eli Sharvit is of the same mold as fired predecessor; opposition MK Gantz cautions appointment should wait until High Court hearing on Ronen Bar
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right), Justice Minister Yariv Levin (to his right) and other ministers in the Knesset plenum during a vote on a law to remake Israel's judicial appointments process, March 27, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 27, 2025, 12:11 pm
Knesset passes law greatly boosting political control over appointment of judges
Legislation changing composition of Judicial Selection Committee approved 67-1 after opposition lawmakers boycott final vote. ‘Collapse of the last brake on democracy,’ says Yesh Atid
By Sam Sokol
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 26, 2025. Poster reads 'Checks and balances.' (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 27, 2025, 1:29 am
Thousands protest outside Knesset ahead of final votes on controversial judicial bill
Some opposition MKs join anti-overhaul protesters; rally organizers accuse government of ‘declaring war on the people’; bar association chief: ‘They won’t break democracy’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 5:18 pm
‘Democracy isn’t in danger,’ Netanyahu tells Knesset in tirade against ‘deep state’
‘The more Hamas persists in its refusal to release our hostages, the more powerful the pressure we will exert,’ says PM, threatening to seize territory in Gaza
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) with coalition lawmakers as the 2025 state budget law is passed by the Knesset, March 25, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 25, 2025, 5:26 pm
In major success for government, Knesset approves 2025 budget, staving off elections
Coalition lawmakers escorted into Knesset under guard as anti-government protesters block entrance. Opposition MKs chant ‘shame’, families of hostages protest from gallery, as law passes final reading
By Sam Sokol
Yesh Atid party chair Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, on March 24, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 24, 2025, 9:42 pm
‘Billions are being stolen’: Opposition slams 2025 state budget ahead of final vote
MKs launch 15-hour extended debate of controversial NIS 756 billion ($203.5 billion) wartime budget, which Lapid pans as the ‘greatest robbery in the history of the country’
By Sam Sokol
Left: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Dudu Bachar/POOL)
March 24, 2025, 7:10 pm
Netanyahu’s office says Shin Bet probe into police ministry aims to topple government
As he works to dismiss Ronen Bar, PM accuses security service of undermining ‘foundations of democracy’; Ben Gvir says spy chief should be in jail amid reports of angry confrontation
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
(L-R) Democrats chair Yair Golan, National Unity chair Benny Gantz, Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid, and Yisrael Beytenu party Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 21, 2025, 12:30 pm
Opposition parties, NGOs petition High Court to intervene in Shin Bet chief’s firing
Lawmakers and several civil society groups allege ‘ulterior motives’ amid probe into Netanyahu aides’ ties to Qatar, pressure for state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and coalition lawmakers attend a vote on the 2025 state budget in the Knesset plenum, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 20, 2025, 1:55 pm
Clearing path for budget vote, MKs pass Economic Arrangements Law as Haredim back down
Ben Gvir’s return to the coalition defangs UTJ chief Yitzchak Goldknopf’s threat to scuttle 2025 state budget unless law exempting yeshiva students from IDF service is passed first
By Sam Sokol
Democrats MK Gilad Kariv is ejected from the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee following a vote on a highly controversial law changing Israel's judicial appointments process, March 19, 2025. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
March 19, 2025, 4:32 pm
Bill to increase political control over judicial appointments approved by Knesset panel
Opposition chief Lapid urges mass protests against key judicial overhaul bill, that could become law next week, to limit judiciary’s influence over picks
By Jeremy Sharon
A composite image shows The Democrats chair Yair Golan (L), Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid (C), and National Unity leader Benny Gantz (R), leading their respective faction meetings at the Knesset on March 17, 2025. (All photos by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2025, 6:31 pm
Opposition party chiefs to petition High Court against PM’s effort to fire Ronen Bar
Lawmakers accuse Netanyahu of targeting Shin Bet chief to stop probe of aides’ Qatar links, while ministers say AG’s demand that the dismissal face legal review is ‘illegitimate’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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